SB 952, as introduced, Anderson. Pharmacy technicians: licensure requirements.
The Pharmacy Law provides for the licensure and regulation of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians by the California State Board of Pharmacy. Existing law authorizes the California State Board of Pharmacy to issue a pharmacy technician license to an individual if that individual is a high school graduate or possesses a general educational development certificate equivalent and has obtained an associate’s degree in pharmacy technology, completed a specified course of training, graduated from a specified school of pharmacy, or is certified by the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board.
This bill would substitute for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board a pharmacy technician certifying organization offering a pharmacy technician certification program accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies that is approved by the California State Board of Pharmacy.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 4202 of the Business and Professions
2Code is amended to read:
(a) The board may issue a pharmacy technician license
2to an individual if he or she is a high school graduate or possesses
3a general educational development certificate equivalent, and meets
4any one of the following requirements:
5(1) Has obtained an associate’s degree in pharmacy technology.
6(2) Has completed a course of training specified by the board.
7(3) Has graduated from a school of pharmacy recognized by
8the board.
9(4) Is certified bybegin delete the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board.end delete
10begin insert
a pharmacy technician certifying organization offering a pharmacy
11technician certification program accredited by the National
12Commission for Certifying Agencies that is approved by the board.end insert
13(b) The board shall adopt regulations pursuant to this section
14for the licensure of pharmacy technicians and for the specification
15of training courses as set out in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a).
16Proof of the qualifications of any applicant for licensure as a
17pharmacy technician shall be made to the satisfaction of the board
18and shall be substantiated by any evidence required by the board.
19(c) The board shall conduct a criminal background check of the
20applicant to determine if an applicant has committed acts that
21would constitute grounds for denial of licensure, pursuant to this
22chapter or Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 480) of Division
231.5.
24(d) The board may suspend or revoke a license issued pursuant
25to this section on any ground specified in Section 4301.
26(e) Oncebegin insert an individual isend insert licensed as a pharmacist, the pharmacy
27technician registration is no longer valid and the pharmacy
28technician license shall be returned to the board within 15 days.
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